Geelong’s Jenny Thulborn, 60, first discovered she had melanoma 30 years ago after the birth of her second child.
Patient Stories
The scientist who tested his revolutionary medicine on his own brain cancer: ‘It seemed worth it to give it a crack’
Richard Scolyer was fully engaged in the business of living when he suddenly received a death sentence. A person more alive would be hard to find. As an endurance athlete competing across the globe, he was in peak physical condition. As one of the world’s leading pathologists on melanoma whose pioneering research has saved thousands of lives, he was in demand. At 56, Prof Richard Scolyer was flying along. His life, he says, was “rich”. And then, on the morning of 20 May 2023, he found himself losing consciousness and convulsing on the floor in a hotel room in Poland, panicking and scared.
Sunday Brunch with Professor Richard Scolyer AO
Simon visits Australian of the Year 2024 and co-medical director at the Melanoma Institute Australia Professor Richard Scolyer AO for Sunday Brunch.
Music teacher’s ‘bump on the head’ turned out to be high-risk melanoma
A music teacher whose “bump on the head” turned out to be potentially deadly melanoma is taking part in a groundbreaking clinical trial.